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Speed Racer X
, sometimes referred to as , is a 1997 remake of the 1967 series of the same name (aired as ''Speed Racer'' in the U.S.) by Tatsunoko Productions, the original producers. The show aired in Japan in 1997 on TV Tokyo and lasted only 34 episodes of a planned 52. In 1998, Speed Racer Enterprises planned to release an English dub of the series in the United States as ''Speed Racer Y2K'', though the project did not succeed and only the third episode, "Silver Phantom", was dubbed. Another English adaptation, ''Speed Racer X'', was produced by DIC Entertainment Corporation and aired in the United States on Nickelodeon's short-lived action block, "SLAM!", in 2002. This show was quickly taken off the air (with only 13 episodes dubbed) due to a lawsuit between DiC Entertainment and the Santa Monica-based Speed Racer Enterprises, the company which owned the American rights to the franchise at the time. The series got a Blu-ray release in Japan on April 21, 2017. Funimation released the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Sasagawa
is a Japanese creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as ''Hiroshi Sasakawa''. Career Born in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, he is well known as one of creators of ''Time Bokan'' series (with Ippei Kuri, Mitsuki Nakamura and Yoshitaka Amano), he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many (though not all) of them with Tatsunoko Production. List of works * ''Space Ace'' (1965-1966) * ''Speed Racer'' (1967-1968) * ''Oraa Guzura Dado'' (1967-1968) * ''Dokachin the Primitive Boy'' (1968-1969) * ''The Genie Family'' (Hakushon Daimao) (1969-1970) * ''The Funny Judo Champion'' (Inakappe Taishou; original manga by Noboru Kawasaki) (1970-1972) * ''Hyppo and Thomas'' (1971-1972) * ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'' (1972-1974) * '' Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog'' (1973) * ''The Song of Tentomushi'' (''Tentomushi no Uta''; original manga by Noboru Kawasaki) (1974-1976) * '' Tekkaman: The Space Knight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazusa Murai
is a Japanese voice actress. Notable voice roles Anime *Kamichama Karin (Miyon Yi) *Angelic Layer (Maria Shibata) * Boys Be... (Chiharu Nitta) *Digimon Adventure 02 (Jun Motomiya) *Devil Lady (Kazumi Takiura) *Full Metal Panic! (Dana) *Ginban Kaleidoscope (Kyōko Shitō) *Haibane Renmei (Nemu) * Magical Play (MyuMyu) *Magic User's Club (Saki Sawanoguchi) *Mirmo! (Saburou, Yamane, Chai) * Phi Brain: Puzzle of God (Shizuka Daimon) *Pokémon (Marina) * Puni Puni Poemi (Shii Aasu) *Shugo Chara! (Midori Hinamori) * Shugo Chara!! Doki- (Hinamori Midori, Kiran) *Speed Racer X (Mai Kazami) * Tokkoto Hamutarō (Ribon-chan) *Zegapain (Isola) *Black Rock Shooter (Mato's Mother) * Transformers: Prime (Airachind) *Healin' Good PreCure (Yasuko Hanadera) Video games *Tokimeki Memorial 2 (Kaori Yae) Dubbing Live-action *'' Confessions of a Dangerous Mind'' (Debbie (Maggie Gyllenhaal)) *''From Vegas to Macau'' (Rainbow (Kimmy Tong)) *''The Legend of Zu'' (Dawn / Enigman (Cecilia Cheung)) *''To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racer X (character)
is a recurring fictional character in the manga and anime series ''Speed Racer''. Role in the series Racer X is a heroic, mysterious, flamboyant, selfless, sympathetic and often brooding soldier of fortune. His true identity is , the eldest son of Mom and Speed Racer#Pops Racer, Pops Racer and the older brother of Speed and Spritle. His 'Racer X' moniker is actually a play on his own first name Rex. Years before the start of the series, when Rex was 18 years old (Speed's current age), he had a falling out with Pops after wrecking the Mach One (the first car Pops ever built) at the end of his first race as a professional driver (seen in flashbacks throughout the series). Racer X drives the number 9 car, the Shooting Star. Throughout the course of ''Speed Racer'', Racer X's identity is constantly revealed to the audience in almost every episode in which he appears, while Speed is unaware of it. Speed starts to suspect that Racer X might, in fact, be his estranged older brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Epcar
Richard Epcar is an American voice actor, voice director, and writer who has voiced over 1,200 characters in animation, video games and anime. Some of his major roles include Raiden in the '' Mortal Kombat'' franchise, The Joker in several projects (including ''Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe'', '' Injustice: Gods Among Us'', ''Injustice 2'' and ''Mortal Kombat 11''), Zangetsu in '' Bleach'', Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo in ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'', Etemon and Myotismon in '' Digimon'', Batou in ''Ghost in the Shell'', Xehanort/Ansem in '' Kingdom Hearts'', Joseph Joestar in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'' and '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable'', Black Ghost/Skull in ''Cyborg 009'', Akuma in ''Street Fighter V'', Daisuke Jigen in ''Lupin the Third'' and Andrall in ''Gormiti Nature Unleashed''. He and fellow voice actress Ellyn Stern own and operate Epcar Entertainment, a voice-over production service company based in Los Angeles. Filmography Anime Othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Seth
Joshua Seth is an American voice actor, comedian, and author. Biography Seth was born in Kent, Ohio, and graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. As a child, Seth attended several experimental programs at Kent State University where he was admitted at the age of eight. Later, he attended Hampshire College and the New York University's film school Tisch School of the Arts where he trained as a performing artist. He has voiced many popular anime characters, including Taichi "Tai" Kamiya in ''Digimon Adventure'' series. He was the announcer of "Kids WB's Aftertoons Show" block and "Saturdays: Unleashed" block. He retired from voice acting in 2006 to focus on his other works. From 2006 to 2020, Seth toured the world as a mentalist and magician. He has won awards from Hollywoodʼs Magic Castle, appeared in five of his own TV specials in Japan and South Korea and performed at over 2,000 events in over 30 countries. Between 2016 and 2018, he came out of voice ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Ruff
Michelle Ruff is an American voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. In her early voice acting career, she used her mother's name, Georgette Rose, as a pseudonym. Some of her roles include Fujiko Mine in ''Lupin the Third'', Chi in ''Chobits'', Rukia Kuchiki in '' Bleach'', Aoi Sakuraba in ''Ai Yori Aoshi'', Elie in ''Rave Master'', Nat in ''The Promised Neverland'', Yuki Nagato in ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', Yoko Littner in ''Gurren Lagann'', and Sinon in ''Sword Art Online''. In video games, she is the voice of Jill Valentine in the ''Resident Evil'' series, Yukari Takeba and Sadayo Kawakami in the ''Persona'' series, Cream the Rabbit in the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' series and Crimson Viper in the ''Street Fighter'' series. Career Ruff grew up in Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University. While she was there, she worked at a talent agency and attended a radio audition, which marked her first venture into the voiceover business. In Chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tifanie Christun
Tifanie Christun (born February 27, 1972) is an American voice actress. She is the daughter of Ray Lenhart and Cheryl Saban, the stepdaughter of Haim Saban, and the sister of Heidi Lenhart. She is also known as Tifany Lenhart and Tiffany Christun. She is married to musician Chris Chaney. Filmography Television * ''A Christmas Adventure'' * ''Digimon Adventure'' - Biyomon, Yokomon * ''Digimon Adventure 02'' - Yolei Inoue, Biyomon * ''Digimon Tamers'' - Riley Otori * ''Digimon Frontier'' - Minomon (5), Biyomon (44), Chiaki * '' Flint the Time Detective'' - Sarah Goodman, Plumella * ''Horseland'' - Pepper * ''Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus'' - Venus * ''Mon Colle Knights'' - Kahimi, Additional Voices * ''Pigs Next Door'' - Additional voices * ''Sabrina's Secret Life'' - Cassandra * ''Speed Racer X'' - Trixie, Spritle * ''Stargate Infinity'' - Stacey Bonner * ''The Kids from Room 402'' - Tillie * ''The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs'' - Additional Voices * '' Transformers: Robots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Woren
Dan Woren is an American voice actor who is known for providing voice work for anime, television, and video games. His role was voicing Roy Fokker in the ''Robotech'' series in the 1980s. Other major voice roles include Jagi in ''Fist of the North Star'', Byakuya Kuchiki in ''Bleach'', Yang Newman in ''Macross Plus'', and Caster in '' Fate/Zero''.http://www.sacanime.com/?page_id=5606 He has narrated over 60 audiobooks and won various awards from ''AudioFile'' magazine. Filmography Anime Film * ''Attack of the Super Monsters'' - Captain Jim Starbuck, Ashtoreth (voice) * '' Bleach: The Diamond Dust Rebellion'' - Byakuya Kuchiki * '' Bleach: Fade to Black'' - Byakuya Kuchiki * '' Bleach: Hell Verse'' - Byakuya Kuchiki * ''Dragon Ball'' (edit of movies 1 and 3) - Turtle, M.C., Restaurant Owner * Magnum Farce' (IMDb) - Uncle Spilky, Thug 3, Cop 3, (various others) * '' Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie'' - Cobra Dubbing * '' Dynamo Duck'' - Morris, Bugsy, Manny Mank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Wittenberg
Dave Wittenberg, sometimes credited as Dave Lelyveld, is a South African-born American voice actor and scriptwriter. Early life Wittenberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was raised in the Los Angeles area. Career Wittenberg voices Kakashi Hatake in ''Naruto'', Michael Lee in ''Witch Hunter Robin''. Bash Johnson in '' Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja'', Franz's singing voice in the Disney animated film '' Planes'', The Vision in '' Marvel Heroes'', and Time Baby in ''Gravity Falls''. In video games, he voices Trigger Happy from the ''Skylanders'' series, Mad Doctor from ''Epic Mickey'', and Buddy Alexander from '' Resident Evil: Damnation''. He is also an adaptive scriptwriter for English dubs of anime whose work includes episodes of the ''Digimon'' television series. Wittenberg also narrates many documentaries and specials for the Travel Channel and the Food Network. Filmography Anime Animation Films Video games * '' .hack//INFECTION'' – Sora * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaneto Shiozawa
Toshikazu Shiozawa ( ja, 塩沢 敏一, Shiozawa Toshikazu, January 28, 1954 – May 10, 2000), better known by the stage name Kaneto Shiozawa ( ja, 塩沢 兼人, Shiozawa Kaneto), was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Tokyo. At the time of his death, he was attached to Aoni Production. He had a distinctive calm, aristocratic-sounding voice, which often typecast him as villainous or anti-heroic strategists and intellectuals. His stage name originated from the Japanese director Kaneto Shindō. Life and career Shiozawa graduated from Nihon University Second Senior High School, where he learned to perform in its art department. On May 9, 2000, at 4pm, Shiozawa fell down the stairs of his home in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Despite claiming that he was “alright”, Shiozawa fell unconscious and was rushed to the Tokyo Medical University Hospital; he died of a cerebral contusion at 12am on May 10, at the age of 46. Fellow voice actor Hidekatsu Shibata was one of the attendees at h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyuki Morikawa
is a Japanese voice actor, narrator and singer who is the head of Axlone, a voice acting company he founded in April 2011. His name is also sometimes mistranslated as Tomoyuki Morikawa. In 2003, he and Fumihiko Tachiki formed the band "2Hearts", one of their works being the ending theme of the video game '' Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires''. He has voiced many characters in anime and video games, including Yoshikage Kira in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable'', Kengo Akechi in ''Kindaichi Case Files'', Sephiroth in the ''Final Fantasy'' series and '' Kingdom Hearts'' series, Dante in ''Devil May Cry'', Kagaya Ubuyashiki in ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'', Isshin Kurosaki in '' Bleach'', Minato Namikaze in '' Naruto: Shippuden'', Julius Novachrono in '' Black Clover'', Mard Geer Tartaros in ''Fairy Tail'', Eizen in ''Tales of Berseria'', Boros in ''One Punch Man'', both Eneru, Hatchan and Scopper Gaban in ''One Piece'', Tyki Mikk in '' D.Gray-man'', Naraku in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
